Train Of Thought: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Train Of Thought! Join us as we bring together the thoughts and experiences of ordinary people to the table for us to look back, reflect deeply, and move forward in life.
After a long break, the Train Of Thought podcast is back with things grateful for and lessons learnt in 2021 shared by Phoebe Ling and Calan Moy, as well as thoughts on endings and new beginnings shared by host Aaron Patrick. Wishing you a Happy New Year and Happy Lunar New Year 2022 to all celebrating.
Selamat Hari Merdeka to fellow Malaysians celebrating our Independence Day! On this episode, we have youth social advocates Jit Lee from SUARA and Nithiyah Tamilwanan from Y.Politics to discuss what patriotism is, what politics is about, how they both relate to each other as well as their importance and relevance to us Malaysians.
(CW: brief mentions of suicide and mental health issues in this episode.)
On this episode, we get up close and personal with Ivory Anne on all the good and bad that comes with living in this “new normal”. Part of adapting to the new normal is by taking our social life and live events onto digital space. Be sure to check out the ‘Rise of Athena’ All-Female Valorant Tournament 2021 streaming on The New NRML Facebook page on 17 & 18 July 2021.
(Recorded on 23 May 2021)
As both Mother’s and Father’s Day just passed, we can’t help but wonder - what does it truly mean to honour our parents? What are some things we appreciate about them? How do we navigate around our differences and tensions? Why should we respect our elders and why is it important? On this episode, we join Azeelea Raj, Gerald Chua, and Eddie Chu on discovery into some of these things and more.
(Recorded 16 May 2021)
On this episode, we talk to Stephanie Yap - a woman with diverse skills, strengths, and experiences - on the importance of work and what it means to have a wholesome work-rest balance so as to overcome burnout.
(TW: mention of suicide) On this episode, Aaron and Aaryn talk about studies in school and university, to what extent grades matter, and whether one’s whole life should be affected by them.
(Recorded on 21 February 2021) With the month of February past and Chinese New Year drawn to a close, some of us probably wonder - what are we gonna do with all this angpao money we just collected? Fret not! This is the episode for you. On this episode, we join in on a simple yet insightful conversation with Richard Stephenson - a guy who knows his way around money - on the value of managing your finances, how we view them, and how much they play a part in our lives.
(Recorded on 22 October 2020) On this episode, we tune in to a long discussion between two good friends Aaron Patrick and Chesney Chan on all things love and relationships - the definitions and understandings of what love is, exercising love in relationships, self-love, healthy boundaries, and even God’s love.
Happy New Year 2021! We made it! 2020 is no more. To kickstart the new year on this podcast, Aaron Patrick and friends share on what are some of the lessons they have learnt in 2020 and what their hopes are for the new year, 2021.
On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick on a conversation with Sooky Ong, the founder of Christian enamel pins business Prince Of Pins to get to know her experience as an entrepreneur and creative as well as her thoughts on creating purposeful art in a social media-influenced, consumer-minded society.
(Recorded 3 November 2020) Happy Deepavali! In this episode, we join Aaron Patrick in a conversation with Tushaara Kannan on memories as a Malaysian Indian celebrating Deepavali, the various Deepavali origin stories, and the moral of the stories and festive season for all of us.
Train Of Thought is a podcast where ordinary individuals come together to share their personal thoughts and reflections, life experiences, and offer insight and observations into today’s youth and society, so that we may all look back, reflect deeply, and move forward in life. It started when I made the observation how especially those of my age and younger, as we’re growing up we tend to mindlessly consume media and just so much as react to life, but hardly do we ever create meaningful content and engage in conversations that inspire us to act rightly in life. With that being said, I hope this podcast can be a platform where we can come together, and bring your train of thought to the table to share and sharpen one another in our respective life journeys. In other words, this podcast is an open collaborative project for all of us to create meaningful inspirational content that would aid us in our personal growth. If you want to hop onto this train and collaborate with us, all you gotta do is connect with us on our social media pages - Train Of Thought on Facebook and @trainofthought.fm on Instagram - or you can email me at thepoeticwit@gmail.com
- thepoeticwit
(Recorded on 19 August 2020) We have gone through a lot of things, especially throughout this year. We see a lot of struggles, sufferings, and challenges all around us. But how do we respond? In this episode, Ashwan Noel shares his perspective on the value of perseverance, how his past struggles shaped his perseverance, and with that, how we are able to overcome.
Kids, teens, young adults - youth. As they are growing up and slowly powering up to take over society, yet they still struggle to figure out their place, passion, and identity in the world around them. Are youth meant to stay silent until the time comes, or do they have an active part to play even now? On this episode, we talk to Pastor Jonathan Ngan who is the youth pastor of Narrowstreet and Soziety at SIBKL church, on what it means for this generation of youth to be the ‘now’ generation.
Happy Malaysia Day! Do you know what makes us uniquely and truly Malaysian? On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick and Ella Arriana to hear their thoughts and experiences as young modern Malaysians and their hopes and dreams for this country.
It's time to deal with the feels! On this episode, Solomon Yau and Aaron Patrick dig a little deeper to uncover some of the things about managing emotions, how suppressing them could lead to some nasty side-effects, and ultimately the importance of expressing and processing your emotions healthily. Train Of Thought podcast brings the combined day-to-day experiences of people to the table to look back, reflect, and move forward in life. Do contact us at the Train Of Thought podcast on Anchor at https://anchor.fm/thepoeticwit, @trainofthought.fm on Instagram or email thepoeticwit@gmail.com to contribute, collaborate, or just talk to us about your perspectives, life experiences, or to express your feelings.
On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick on a little activity he does with his friends - opening a space for friends to rant to him their current thoughts and emotions they’re going through during this point in time. Do contact us at the Train Of Thought podcast @thepoeticwit on Instagram or thepoeticwit@gmail.com to contribute, collaborate, or just talk to us about your problems or perspectives. You can also check out Befrienders KL at https://www.befrienders.org.my/ or call their current hotline at +603-76272929 Shoutout to The New NRML! Do check them out @thenewnrml2020 on Instagram and Facebook, especially their live concert on 25 July 2020!
(Recorded on 6 June 2020) On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick and Solomon Yau touching a little bit on recent news - George Floyd, #BLM, ex-Miss Universe Malaysia controversy. More than that, we join in on a discussion on whether or not silence is necessarily always evil, and how to go about speaking on sensitive and important topics. (Editor's note: please excuse the background noise.)
On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick, Solomon Yau, Titus Leong, and Tan Isaac on a conversation discussing whether or not it's necessarily a bad thing to settle for less.
On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick and Julia Fung once again on a brief update of their life in college, talk about what they did during the past semester - their internship, and from there give you five tips for a good internship experience.
A Mass Communication student, a Computer Science student, and a Mathematics student walk into a digital space bar. On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick with two friends-- Calan Moy, a Computer Science student and James Woo, a Mathematics student-- to discuss how Information Communication Technology is pervasive in our modern lives especially during this MCO period, what are the uses, the pros and cons, the applications to lifestyle and even to religious practice. (The video mentioned in this podcast episode is The Ming Thing's 'The Unplugged Project' video titled "Relationship Status: Online" published on 21 October 2015. Watch it on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/rt_SKeGPRcE)
On this episode, we join host Aaron Patrick with guest Titus Leong who is another college student talking about the current Malaysian Movement Control Order, the COVID-19 situation, and what we ought to do about it.
Originally recorded in June 2019. On this episode, we join Aaron Patrick and Julia Fung, two experienced college students who have five important tips to share with anyone who is looking forward to their own campus experience.